Hi All--Let's face it. Sometimes we buy hosta varieties based on the name only. That's why I bought today's variety, Reptillian, in 2002. Being a manly man, I thought I'd be getting something primitive and exotic and, well, reptilian. (notice the two spellings of the word). What I got was a slow developing variety that has an interesting, corrugated, piecrusted leaf. It does have a decent growth rate. Growing in a spot that might get a couple of hours of direct sun, it has measured 15x4, 22x9, 33x11, 38x15, 38x15 and 45x14. It is listed as a medium-large variety. Slugs have been easily controlled.
Registry - not registered
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Reptillian
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/r/reptilian.html
The pix are from 2002, 2004, and 2007.
Pic of the Day--Reptillian
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Pic of the Day--Reptillian
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'Reptillian'
It produces some interesting seedlings too. You can cross it both ways.
George
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